Heather Zara | Why Intentional Living Matters
What you'll learn about in this episode:
What it was like growing up as a first generation American and how Heather took on what she describes as a “chameleon” personality
How Heather has always been intentional in her life – even from an early age
What drives Heather to succeed, why she is so driven, and how she deals with setbacks
The meaning of 5-4-3-2-1 to Heather. (Hint. It means “Go!” For her, it’s a reminder to be a woman of action)
The importance of thinking big, how Heather has always been a big thinker, and the unique connection she made with a mentor who passed away in January of 2018
How attending The Small Giants Summit in May of 2018 became a game changer for Heather
What happened when Heather realized she lacked a vision for the future of Zara Creative - six years into the business - and what she did to develop the vision she has today
The incredible energy that keeps Heather going and how she channels that energy into progress for her business
How she’s accomplished more at the age of 34 than most people accomplish within their lifetimes
How Heather uses tools to remind her to “be present” and how being present helped her do well in school and beyond
Heather’s morning routine and how her days always feel a bit “off” if she doesn’t use that time to get in the right headspace
How Heather’s desire to find her place between two cultures really forced her parents far outside their comfort zones and why Heather believes that was a really good thing
How, over time, Heather transitioned from trying to hide the fact that she was a first generation American and now sees it as a point of pride and how she correlates the risks involved in moving to a new country and beginning a new life, as her parents did, with being an entrepreneur
How Heather spent her childhood dreaming up the life she wanted to create and decided at an early age, that you can’t let anything prevent you from achieving the things you want to achieve
Heather’s belief that being a methodical, intentional person from an early age shaped her into becoming successful.
The importance of having your own tribe and where Heather found hers